diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
index c91acf8720..fb755d0c09 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
             formView,
             filteredColumns
           );
-          (await NcPluginMgrv2.emailAdapter())?.mailSend({
+          (await NcPluginMgrv2.emailAdapter(false))?.mailSend({
             to: emails.join(','),
             subject: 'NocoDB Form',
             html: ejs.render(formSubmissionEmailTemplate, {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2.ts
index 21e93fb3ed..d236eb8597 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class NcPluginMgrv2 {
   }
 
   public static async emailAdapter(
+    isUserInvite = true,
     ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta
   ): Promise<IEmailAdapter> {
     const pluginData = await ncMeta.metaGet2(null, null, MetaTable.PLUGIN, {
@@ -181,7 +182,12 @@ class NcPluginMgrv2 {
       active: true,
     });
 
-    if (!pluginData) throw new Error('Plugin not configured / active');
+    if (!pluginData) {
+      // return null to show the invite link in UI
+      if (isUserInvite) return null;
+      // for webhooks, throw the error
+      throw new Error('Plugin not configured / active');
+    }
 
     const pluginConfig = defaultPlugins.find(
       (c) => c.title === pluginData.title && c.category === PluginCategory.EMAIL
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/webhookHelpers.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/webhookHelpers.ts
index f3e6dbd2a2..574a517179 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/webhookHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/webhookHelpers.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export async function invokeWebhook(
       case 'Email':
         {
           const res = await (
-            await NcPluginMgrv2.emailAdapter()
+            await NcPluginMgrv2.emailAdapter(false)
           )?.mailSend({
             to: parseBody(notification?.payload?.to, newData),
             subject: parseBody(notification?.payload?.subject, newData),